Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz met with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Riyadh today. Steinmeier relayed a message from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal also attended the meeting.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz also met with Steinmeier to discuss bilateral as well as international and regional issues, in particular the Palestinian situation and Iraq.